[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4930 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4930

To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify that State and local 
    permitting requirements relating to the processing, sorting, or 
          transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2006

  Mr. Saxton (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify that State and local 
    permitting requirements relating to the processing, sorting, or 
          transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS TO RAIL CARRIERS.

    Section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Nothing in this part shall be construed to exempt a rail 
carrier from State or local permitting requirements relating to the 
processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste.''.
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